Theories of Modern Art
Author : Herschel Browning Chipp
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 692 pages
File Size : 48,33 MB
Release : 1968
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780520014503
Theories of Art Today
Author : Noël Carroll
Publisher : Univ of Wisconsin Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 25,12 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780299163549
Book Description
What is art? The contributors to Theories of Art Today address the assertion that the term “art” no longer holds meaning. They explore a variety of issues including: aesthetic and institutional theories of art, feminist perspectives on the philosophy of art, the question of whether art is a cluster concept, and the relevance of tribal art to philosophical aesthetics. Contributors to this book include such distinguished philosophers and historians as Arthur Danto, Joseph Margolis, and George Dickie.
Nineteenth-century Theories of Art
Author : Joshua Charles Taylor
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 584 pages
File Size : 23,8 MB
Release : 1987
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780520048874
Book Description
This unique and extraordinarily rich collection of writings offers a thematic approach to understanding the various theories of art that illumined the direction of nineteenth-century artists as diverse as Tommaso Minardi and Georges Seurat. It is significant that during the nineteenth century most artists felt compelled to found their artistic practice on a consciously established premise.
Twentieth Century Theories of Art
Author : James Matheson Thompson
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 572 pages
File Size : 45,33 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780886291112
Book Description
Includes selections from major writers on various approaches to art theory, for example Freud, Jung, Marx, Heidegger.
The Concept of the Animal and Modern Theories of Art
Author : Roni Grén
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 49,6 MB
Release : 2017-07-31
Category : Art
ISBN : 1351671723
Book Description
This book examines the importance of the animal in modern art theory, using classic texts of modern aesthetics and texts written by modern artists to explore the influence of the human-animal relationship on nineteenth and twentieth century artists and art theorists. The book is unique due to its focus on the concept of the animal, rather than on images of animals, and it aims towards a theoretical account of the connections between the notions of art and animality in the modern age. Roni Grén’s book spans various disciplines, such as art theory, art history, animal studies, modernism, postmodernism, posthumanism, philosophy, and aesthetics.
The End of Diversity in Art Historical Writing
Author : James Elkins
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 35,8 MB
Release : 2020-12-07
Category : Art
ISBN : 311072247X
Book Description
The End of Diversity in Art Historical Writing is the most globally informed book on world art history, drawing on research in 76 countries. In addition some chapters have been crowd sourced: posted on the internet for comments, which have been incorporated into the text. It covers the principal accounts of Eurocentrism, center and margins, circulations and atlases of art, decolonial theory, incommensurate cultures, the origins and dissemination of the "October" model, problems of access to resources, models of multiple modernisms, and the emergence of English as the de facto lingua franca of art writing.
A Companion to Art Theory
Author : Paul Smith
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 10,12 MB
Release : 2008-04-15
Category : Art
ISBN : 0470998423
Book Description
The Companion provides an accessible critical survey of Western visual art theory from sources in Classical, Medieval and Renaissance thought through to contemporary writings.
Nineteenth-Century Theories of Art
Author : Joshua C. Taylor
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 580 pages
File Size : 50,37 MB
Release : 1987
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780520048881
Book Description
This unique and extraordinarily rich collection of writings offers a thematic approach to understanding the various theories of art that illumined the direction of nineteenth-century artists as diverse as Tommaso Minardi and Georges Seurat. It is significant that during the nineteenth century most artists felt compelled to found their artistic practice on a consciously established premise.
But Is It Art?
Author : Cynthia Freeland
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 39,93 MB
Release : 2002-02-07
Category : Art
ISBN : 0191504254
Book Description
In today's art world many strange, even shocking, things qualify as art. In this book, Cynthia Freeland explains why innovation and controversy are valued in the arts, weaving together philosophy and art theory with many fascinating examples. She discusses blood, beauty, culture, money, museums, sex, and politics, clarifying contemporary and historical accounts of the nature, function, and interpretation of the arts. Freeland also propels us into the future by surveying cutting-edge web sites, along with the latest research on the brain's role in perceiving art. This clear, provocative book engages with the big debates surrounding our responses to art and is an invaluable introduction to anyone interested in thinking about art.
Methods & Theories of Art History Third Edition
Author : Anne D'Alleva
Publisher : Laurence King Publishing
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 38,25 MB
Release : 2021-08-05
Category : Art
ISBN : 1529423201
Book Description
This book is an accessible introduction to the critical theories used in analysing art. It covers a broad range of approaches, presenting individual arguments, controversies and divergent perspectives. This edition has been updated to reflect recent scholarship in contemporary art and has been broken down into smaller sections for greater accessibility. The book begins with a revised discussion of the difference between method and theory. The following chapters apply the varying approaches to works of art, some of them new to this edition. The book ends with a new conclusion that focuses on the way the study of art is informed by theory.
